I'm using a Diadema Junior and Eureka Mignon I got from ebay for $350 (Score!!). Boiler has been descaled, grouphead has been caffetto flushed. I'm using a naked and 21g basket atm and trying to get the shot 'right'. Beans are from Douwe Egberts ("Espresso Di Manfredi - Audacia") and are meant to be decent beans and they are fresh from a new packet.
Sometimes my shots I feel are perfect and taste very smooth and caramel-like. Other times it's close, quite drinkable, but lacks that superb hit from the perfect shot. I drink it straight. So far I have been weighing up 21 grams level, tamping consistently the same firmness, then pulling the shot for about 15-20 seconds. When I tamp the coffee sits on the marker line on the basket. When I level it off it's pretty much 21g level without any tapping to settle it.
The shot sometimes it's close sometimes not. What's coming out from the naked is very uniform, even, there's no leaking off the sides or anything erratic. It starts off slow and even and gradually increases. I think that's a good sign.
I think I've eliminated most variables except for the time of the shot now, so should I be pulling it a bit shorter or longer? Should I be aiming from X-mls for 21g?
Sometimes my shots I feel are perfect and taste very smooth and caramel-like. Other times it's close, quite drinkable, but lacks that superb hit from the perfect shot. I drink it straight. So far I have been weighing up 21 grams level, tamping consistently the same firmness, then pulling the shot for about 15-20 seconds. When I tamp the coffee sits on the marker line on the basket. When I level it off it's pretty much 21g level without any tapping to settle it.
The shot sometimes it's close sometimes not. What's coming out from the naked is very uniform, even, there's no leaking off the sides or anything erratic. It starts off slow and even and gradually increases. I think that's a good sign.
I think I've eliminated most variables except for the time of the shot now, so should I be pulling it a bit shorter or longer? Should I be aiming from X-mls for 21g?




? A double basket could be used to pour 2 x 30ml shots or one 60ml shot so I meant a 30ml shot in one cup. You might also prefer a 25ml ristretto shot.
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